“The joint force, through operations and activities in other areas of responsibility, like the Pacific area of responsibility, under the command of Adm. [Samuel] Paparo, will actively pursue any Iranian flagged vessel or any vessel attempting to provide material support to Iran,” said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.
While senior officials have offered praise with few details, experts told Breaking Defense space ops likely include jamming or spoofing satellite communications.
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“The new task force will synergize existing efforts among our service components and support Secretary Hegseth’s drive to rapidly equip our warriors," said CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper.
The proposed CR includes an additional $8 billion for Central Command and European Command, specifying that the funds be used for “only for U.S. military operations, force protection, and deterrence.”
With an eye on China, the plan is to start in the Indo-Pacific, Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman, deputy chief of space operations, cyber and nuclear, told the Defense Writers Group.
Kurilla currently serves as command of the Army's 18th Airborne Corps.
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
At the NATO Summit in Brussels, the United States should finalize a plan with its allies to ensure the Afghan air force has the maintenance and logistical support it requires to remain combat effective. The United States and our international partners have worked for years to build an Afghan air force capable of providing effective […]
"Our budget accounts for 'over the horizon' requirements -- it creates some space there as we determine what that will look like," DepSec Kathleen Hicks said.
While Israeli sources fear China has military ambitions in Syria, the issue of Chinese intentions there is a subject of intense debate among experts.
The US just gave the Lebanese Army three Huey II multi-mission helicopters and will also donate six brand new MD-530 light scout attack choppers.
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INDOPACOM's Brig. Gen. Jacqueline Brown said "policy is a significant concern...If we build a network, if we build these systems but they’re not releasable to our mission partners, we’re going to lose."
The Air Force intends to get rid of three of its four BACN-equipped EQ-4 Global Hawks, but increase the number of piloted E-11 BACN aircraft through 2026.
"There really is former-general-officer fatigue, bordering on apprehension, on the Hill – on both sides of the aisle," a former Senate staffer says. "Trump really burned out a lot of folks."
The IDF went into the highest level of readiness to be ready for some of the 140,000 rockets possessed by Hezbollah in Lebanon or from areas in the Gulf region controlled by the Houthi rebels, Iran's main proxy in this region. Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow are all reportedly on highest alert.